Mageswari.K v. The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 31.01.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN K.Mageswari ... Petitioner .Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai-9.

2.The Additional Director General of Police/ Inspector General of Prisons, C.M.D.A.Towers II, No.I, Gandhi Irvin Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.

3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Madurai Divison, Madurai Central Prison Campus, Madurai-16.

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4.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to direct the respondents to release the petitioner's husband by name Kathirvel (C.P.No.3977) son of Vellaichamy, aged about 48 years now lodged and confined at Central Prison, Madurai have completed the more than 20 years of actual sentence on the basis the advisory board scheme Rule 341(2) Tamil Nadu Prison Rules 1983 and under guidelines laid down by this Court in H.C.P(MD)No.540 of 2016 (Veerabharathi Vs State of Tamil Nadu) by considering petitioner's representation dated 18.05.2022 in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.Prakash.P For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN,J.

AND SUNDER MOHAN,J.

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2. This is a petition for considering the representation of the petitioner for premature release of the life convict Kathirvel (C.P.No.3977).

3. The respondents have filed counter, wherein, it is stated that the proposal for premature release is under active consideration of the first respondent.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents states that appropriate decision will be taken within a period of eight weeks.

5. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

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To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai-9.

2.The Additional Director General of Police/ Inspector General of Prisons, C.M.D.A.Towers II, No.I, Gandhi Irvin Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.

3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Madurai Divison, Madurai Central Prison Campus, Madurai-16.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

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DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

and SUNDER MOHAN,J.

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